Have and Take

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Have

Have verb - To agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly.

Usage example: she refused to have him as a husband

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Take is a synonym for have in get topic. In some cases you can use "Take" instead a verb "Have", when it comes to topics like sex, carry, tolerate, accept. popular alternative

Take

Take verb - To agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly.

Usage example: took a cut in pay

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Have is a synonym for take in accept topic. You can use "Have" instead a verb "Take", if it concerns topics such as get, sex, carry, perform. popular alternative

Nearby Words: taking, taken, taker

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Common collocations

power	have power	take power
life	have life	take life
people	have people	take people
role	have role	take role
Other words: interest, name, control, amount, chance, form, effect, moment, time, way, money, option, names.

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